Quality and Quantity of Social Support Show Differential Associations With Stress and Depression in African Americans.

Unlabelled: Social support (SS) is typically associated with lower emotional distress (e.g., stress and depression) in individuals.

The role of social support on the effects of stress and depression on African American tobacco and alcohol use.

Objectives: The current study explored whether social support (SS) from family and peers, influences the relationship between depressed mood (DM) and substance use (SU). We hypothesized that SS would have a protective effect on DM, and moderate the association between DM and SU.

Participants And Methods: Analyses focused on 703 individuals from the Carolina African American Twin Study on Aging (mean age = 49.